Gilmore, Kate. The exchange student.GILMORE, Kate. The exchange student. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers . 217p. c1999.0-618-68948-6. $6.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. The year is 2094 and the planet Chela che·la n. pl. che·lae A pincerlike claw of a crustacean or arachnid, such as a lobster, crab, or scorpion. [New Latin ch has sent their first ship to Earth with nine ambassadorial students who will live and study with different human families around the globe. Fen is lucky enough to be placed with Daria Well's family. She is the youngest licensed home breeder of endangered animals, since the environmental crash (global warming) 70 years ago changed many animals' natural habitats. Tall, lanky Fen not only dislikes clothing but his skin changes color to the envy of any chameleon on Earth. He also seems inordinately interested in Daria's animals and reluctant to talk about the animals of Chela. The climax arrives when Fen tries to steal DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. samples from Hudson Valley Ark, which oversees Daria's breeding programs. It turns out that Chelan animals are all extinct. A nice cooperative ending has the Earth scientists working with Chelan experts to repopulate both planets with lost species that have been held in frozen stasis stasis /sta·sis/ (sta´sis) 1. a stoppage or diminution of flow, as of blood or other body fluid. 2. a state of equilibrium among opposing forces. until technology could be refined enough to recreate them from samples. An unusual take on the environmental crisis, this will fascinate SF fans as well as environmental activists. The new cover art with a very green, alien-looking Fen and a sleeping fox will intrigue potential readers. Sherry Hoy, Lib. Media Spec., Tuscarora JHS JHS Junior High School JHS Jefferson High School JHS Jacksonville High School (Jacksonville, Alabama) JHS Journal of Hellenic Studies JHS Jordan High School (Sandy, Utah) , Mifflintown, PA J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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